diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
index 28625bad05..eb267f31f0 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=openssl
 PKG_BASE:=1.1.1
 PKG_BUGFIX:=d
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PKG_BASE)$(PKG_BUGFIX)
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 ENGINES_DIR=engines-1.1
 
diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/patches/150-openssl.cnf-add-engines-conf.patch b/package/libs/openssl/patches/150-openssl.cnf-add-engines-conf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c7143dd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/patches/150-openssl.cnf-add-engines-conf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--- a/apps/openssl.cnf
++++ b/apps/openssl.cnf
+@@ -22,6 +22,53 @@ oid_section		= new_oids
+ # (Alternatively, use a configuration file that has only
+ # X.509v3 extensions in its main [= default] section.)
+ 
++openssl_conf=openssl_conf
++
++[openssl_conf]
++engines=engines
++
++[engines]
++# To enable an engine, install the package, and uncomment it here:
++#devcrypto=devcrypto
++#afalg=afalg
++#padlock=padlock
++
++[afalg]
++default_algorithms = ALL
++
++[devcrypto]
++# Leave this alone and configure algorithms with CIPERS/DIGESTS below
++default_algorithms = ALL
++
++# Configuration commands:
++# Run 'openssl engine -t -c -vv -pre DUMP_INFO devcrypto' to see a
++# list of supported algorithms, along with their driver, whether they
++# are hw accelerated or not, and the engine's configuration commands.
++
++# USE_SOFTDRIVERS: specifies whether to use software (not accelerated)
++# drivers (0=use only accelerated drivers, 1=allow all drivers, 2=use
++# if acceleration can't be determined) [default=2]
++#USE_SOFTDRIVERS = 2
++
++# CIPHERS: either ALL, NONE, or a comma-separated list of ciphers to
++# enable [default=ALL]
++# It is recommended to disable the ECB ciphers; in most cases, it will
++# only be used for PRNG, in small blocks, where performance is poor,
++# and there may be problems with apps forking with open crypto
++# contexts, leading to failures.  The CBC ciphers work well:
++#CIPHERS=DES-CBC, DES-EDE3-CBC, AES-128-CBC, AES-192-CBC, AES-256-CBC
++
++# DIGESTS: either ALL, NONE, or a comma-separated list of digests to
++# enable [default=NONE]
++# It is strongly recommended not to enable digests; their performance
++# is poor, and there are many cases in which they will not work,
++# especially when calling fork with open crypto contexts.  Openssh,
++# for example, does this, and you may not be able to login.
++#DIGESTS = NONE
++
++[padlock]
++default_algorithms = ALL
++
+ [ new_oids ]
+ 
+ # We can add new OIDs in here for use by 'ca', 'req' and 'ts'.